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Corruption & Grift
DOJ Pays Flynn $1.2M of Taxpayer Money for "Malicious Prosecution" — He Pleaded Guilty. Twice.
Trump's DOJ settled Michael Flynn's lawsuit for $1.2M, calling his prosecution a "historic injustice." Flynn pleaded guilty twice to lying to the FBI about Russian contacts. The Biden DOJ had asked a judge to dismiss Flynn's complaint. Trump's DOJ reversed course and paid him.
Corruption & Grift
Trump University: $25 Million Fraud Settlement
Trump University swindled ~7,000 students out of up to $35,000 each with fake real estate courses. Trump paid $25 million to settle three fraud lawsuits. It wasn't even a real university.